The Construction Quality Association

Established in 1997 by organisations representing the real estate and construction industry, the
Construction Quality Association (Rakentamisen Laatu RALA ry) seeks to improve
the standard of quality in construction and create favourable conditions for
sound competition in Finland. RALA gathers and updates information on companies
operating in this field, evaluates company performance, and issues competence
and classification certificates.

The
services provided by RALA include RALA Certificate of Competence, RALA Certification and RALA Project Feedback. Over one
thousand contractors and construction companies avail themselves of these
services.

By
making use of RALA’s services, contractors can demonstrate their corporate
responsibility and reliability as well as their level of skills and competence.
Developers, in turn, can gain further assurance of the successful execution of
construction projects by awarding the contract to a company with RALA
Certificate of Competence and/or RALA Certification. Reliance on the services
offered by RALA saves time for all the parties involved and helps reduce costs.
The services are instrumental in improving the level of performance in the
construction industry, creating favourable conditions for sound competition and
combating unreported activities hidden from official view.

A key
role in RALA’s activities is played by the RALA Certification Board whose
members represent a balanced range of expertise in the construction business.
The Certification Board reviews applications for competence certification filed
by companies and issues RALA Certificates based on the reports submitted by the
reviewers. The Board includes four divisions: building construction;
infrastructure construction; technical building systems; and engineering design
and construction management.